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Oil prices fell to their lowest since 2002 as coronavirus measures cut demand for transport fuel. Brent dropped to $22.58 and WTI fell below $20 during the session.
Prices had more than halved over the previous month as companies cut back or closed production, and a Saudi-Russia price war added to the pressure.
Grounded airlines and reduced road traffic drove a sharp fall in fuel demand, which pushes crude and energy costs lower. Lower energy costs ease input and freight costs for feed producers, but the demand shock signals weaker economic activity.
bbc.co.uk30 mrt 2020Na 565 eerdere neerwaarts macro-gebeurtenissen bewoog Ruwe olie (WTI) zich mediaan -1,4% over 5 sessies (41% hoger; middelste helft -5,9% tot +3,0%), en -0,5% over 20.
Na 312 eerdere neerwaarts macro-gebeurtenissen bewoog Ruwe olie (Brent) zich mediaan -1,7% over 5 sessies (38% hoger; middelste helft -5,4% tot +2,3%), en -1,7% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.
Brent fell to about $22.58, the lowest since 2002, on lockdown-driven transport fuel demand loss and price war supply pressure.
